The ancient city of Ephesus .. - Selcuk / Izmir TURKEY TURKİYA TURKEİ TÜRKİYE TURKİYE

The ancient city of Ephesus .. - Selcuk / Izmir TURKEY TURKİYA TURKEİ TÜRKİYE TURKİYE










Selcuk district of Izmir Province Ephesus ancient city are the first company within the borders of BC 6000 years, is down to the east border of the so-called Neolithic period. Research in recent years around the mounds, and excavations of Ephesus (prehistoric hill settlements) and the castle was Ayasuluk Hill settlements belonging to the Bronze Age and Hittite. Apasas'tır the city's name in the Hittite period. BC Immigrants from Greece in 1050 in the port city of Ephesus began to live, BC Moved to the Temple of Artemis in 560. Today in Ephesus, BC by Alexander the Great's generals Lysimakhos It was founded in 300. Living in the Hellenistic and Roman times, the most glorious periods of Ephesus, the capital and largest port city in the province of Asia had a population of 200,000 people. Ephesus was replaced again and the first time it was established in the Byzantine Era Ayasuluk Hill in Selçuk. Which is taken by the Turks in 1330 and Ayasuluk Aydınoğulları center, 16th century from an increasingly began to shrink in 1923 after the establishment of the Republic received the name of Selcuk and today is a tourist place with a population of 30,000.

Ephesus

Which is one of the world's most important centers of ancient Ephesus, BC 4.bine history dating back to civilization, science, culture and art always played an important role.

East and West (Europe and Asia), an important port city of Ephesus, which was the main gate. This location is the most important political and commercial center of Ephesus as the development of age and has made the state capital of Asia in Roman Period.

However, the importance of Ephesus in ancient times as the only development of a major trading center and the capital is not whether the debtor. Anatolia's ancient mother goddess (Cybele) based on the tradition of the cult of Artemis at Ephesus is the largest temple. This temple is considered one of the seven wonders of the world.

Has changed many times throughout its history in the ruins of Ephesus are spread over a wide area. Extending over an area approximately 8 km ² of excavation in the ruins of the restoration and editing work has been done, the part that is open to visitors.